The Veteran's hypertension, GERD, and bilateral foot disability are all granted service connection. The GERD is based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's GERD existed prior to his entry into service and was aggravated during his second period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1026001
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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